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Frontline ITV4Concluding part of documentary following Race2Recovery as they become the first amputee team to take on the world’s toughest rally

Dakar Rally: Frontline to Finish Line concludes tonight on ITV4 at 9pm. The 2 x 1hr series, directed by Tim Pritchard (Ross Kemp on Gangs), follows Race2Recovery, a team of seriously injured servicemen from Britain and the US as they take on the world’s toughest rally. Read More »

New documentary follows Race2Recovery as they become the first amputee team to take on the world’s toughest rally.

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- New Prime Time ITV4 Show – Dakar Rally: Frontline to Finish Line
- New documentary follows the Land Rover-sponsored Race2Recovery team in their epic battle to finish the toughest race in the world: The Dakar Rally

An exciting new two-part documentary, Dakar Rally: Frontline to Finish Line, follows the Race2Recovery team of seriously injured servicemen from Britain and the US who took on the world’s toughest rally in January this year. The two one-hour series will be aired on ITV4 at 9pm on Wednesday 24th and Friday 26th April 2013. Read More »

Exclusive opportunity to be the first to see a new documentary about Race2Recovery, a group of injured soldiers bidding to become the first amputee team to complete the world’s toughest rally

Gaucho Productions is holding an exclusive, charity premiere of its eagerly anticipated new documentary,  Dakar Rally: Frontline to Finish Line, which follows the Race2Recovery team of seriously injured servicemen from Britain and the US as they take on the world’s toughest rally. The screening will be attended by key members of the team and offers the chance to be the first to see what really happened in South America earlier this year. Tickets are still available and can be attained by emailing screening@gauchoproductions.com. They are available to everyone on a first come, first served basis and cost £20 for adults and £10 for children, with all profits going to the Tedworth House Personnel Recovery Centre for injured servicemen. Read More »

New documentary follows a group of injured soldiers as they become the first amputee team to take on the world’s toughest rally

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Mini Dakar13It seems nothing can stand in their way. The French duo of Stéphane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret have won the Dakar Rally 2013 in a MINI ALL4 Racing in a repeat of last year’s success. With their overall time of 38:32.39, the lead pairing of the privately-entered Monster Energy X-raid Team from Trebur, Germany crossed the finish line in Santiago de Chile 42:22 minutes ahead of their nearest pursuers in the overall classification. For Peterhansel, his second victory in the MINI ALL4 Racing was also the 11th of his career in the Dakar. Read More »

The Toyota Hilux crewed by Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz has claimed second place in the world’s toughest off-road motorsport event, the Dakar Rally, after two weeks and 8000km of gruelling competition through the deserts of Peru, Argentina and Chile.

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- Team of injured soldiers overcome 8570 km of racing through giant dunes, rough terrain in searing heat with longest daily stage of 852 km
- 18 months of preparation, hard work and tireless dedication result in first disability team to finish the toughest race in the world
- Race2Recovery achieve the extraordinary beyond injury with the support of Land Rover training, parts and Discovery support vehicles
- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge send special congratulatory message

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- Race2Recovery makes outstanding progress in world’s toughest endurance race
- One Race2Recovery vehicle continues overcoming 6,000 kilometres through massive dunes, inhospitable terrain and asphalt
- A third of Dakar entrants have retired
- Land Rover Discovery support vehicles provide vital assistance to achieving outstanding progress

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race2recovery dakar13 startRace2Recovery, the group of predominantly injured soldiers who formed a rally team to raise funds for Forces charities, were today in South America ready to begin their challenge to become the first ever disability team to complete the world’s toughest race – the Dakar Rally. Read More »

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